Background:The Parkinson disease-related proteins PINK1 and Parkin initiate mitophagy of damaged mitochondria. Results: Endogenous Parkin is not sufficient to induce mitophagy due to PINK1-dependent ubiquitination of Parkin. Conclusion: Mitophagy is detectable only with supraphysiological levels of Parkin and differs between fibroblasts and iPSderived neurons. Significance: Stresses the importance of future studies in Parkinson disease-relevant tissue, i.e., dopaminergic neurons.
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